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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1913
Page
4
City subscribers who changed or plan to move during the annual moving period must notify the circulation manager with old and new addresses to ensure uninterrupted delivery.
The city votes show Fusion candidates winning the mayoral race and allied offices. Press opposition to Tammany Hall and internal fights weakened the machine, with Shepard losing by about 81,000 votes while Low benefited from anti Tammany sentiment and Governor Sulzer’s downfall reaction.
A Chicago banker, Mr. Simon W. Strauss, canvasses a nationwide drive against personal extravagance aimed at funding savings banks in public schools. He argues thrift benefits a nation, but critics warn universal forced economy could depress wages and harm the unemployed.
The text presents a jumble of remarks on diplomacy, roads, arrests, laundry, and memories involving Cal Wilde, with scattered references to lemons, Japan, a car heating law, beer cartridges theft, and unrest. The disjointed lines suggest a newspaper collage or OCR garble rather than a single coherent event.
The Birmingham report notes Governor O Neal may appoint a U S senator to fill the Johnston vacancy and have the senate validate it. Oscar Underwood says he will not accept an appointment unless Alabama Democrats nominate him. The piece contrasts Underwood with a rival who rushed to Alabama after Johnston s death claiming appointment power.
The Southern Commercial Congress urged immediate creation of a system to divert Panama canal trade to Southern ports. The plan argues South benefits most from expanded trade as near markets reduce freight costs and boost Southern manufacturers, railroads, and payrolls through new steamship lines to foreign countries.
Washington letter details Secretary Daniels resisting high armor plate costs for Battleship No. 39. He questioned identical bids, urged fair pricing, and explored domestic foundry options. After foreign bids and steel-industry pressure, he accepted the lowest domestic offer, saving roughly $112,000 on one item and about $500,000 overall on the ship, with total seven months savings near $1.25 million.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports October complete returns for new capital by railroad and industrial corporations totaling 108,660,700 dollars, down from 203,805,000 a year earlier. Railroads issued 78,980,000. industrials 29,680,700.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Hamilton Write Mabie calling Pacific control a rhetorical possibility and the combined fleets of England and Germany would be lost in the vast sea. It compares this with Carnegie’s plan to lure an invader inland to surround them with sharpshooters, questioning the need for army or navy with these views.
A reflective piece contrasts the loyalty of aging parents with a violent crime tale where two youths rob a man and steal seven dollars. A compassionate motherly rebuke leads to returning the watch, suggesting lack of training and job guidance push youths toward crime, highlighting calls for vocational education and guidance in schools.
Landon faces a tangle as Lesley Craven arrives in Canada and Maggie Blair joins him, each assuming Standish is the fiancée. The three struggle with love, deception, and a letter from Tom revealing Maggie’s and Lesley’s shared romantic confusion. A startling encounter with Lesley exposes Landon’s muddled vows and the truth may break loose.
New York bankers anticipate that income taxes will exempt income from state and municipal bonds, boosting their market. The piece notes sovereign authority, city debt issues, and how banks may borrow two percent bonds to back deposits, potentially raising market activity and complicating tax questions.
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